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document.write( "Larry has a model rocket that he launches in a field measuring 100 yd. by 75 yd. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Heavy rains the night before created a marshy, rectangular area in the middle of that field that was 30 ft. by 20 ft. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "As the rocket floats back to the ground what is the probability that it lands in the marsh? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This probability is the ratio of two numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The number in the denominator is the area of the large rectangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The number in the numerator is the area of the small rectangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Having this instruction, complete your calculations on your own.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When you will form the ratio, do not forget to convert dimensions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to make them homogeneous and consistent.\r<BR>\n" );
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